बान

See also: बिन, बिन-, and बिना

Braj

Etymology

From Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Noun

बान (bān) m

1. an arrow

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa), from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa). Doublet of वर्ण (varṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑːn/, [bä̃ːn]

Noun

बान • (bān) f (Urdu spelling بان)

1. quality, character, nature
2. habit

   Synonym: आदत (ādat)

3. (dialectal) appearance, aspect; style

Declension

Declension of बान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बान bān	बानें bānẽ
oblique	बान bān	बानों bānõ
vocative	बान bān	बानो bāno

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 724
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “várṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Noun

बान (bāna) m

1. an arrow
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Saṅkaṭmocan Hanumān Aṣṭak:

     बान लग्यो उर लछिमन के

     bāna lagyo ura lachimana ke

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)